March 20-22, 2009
Alrighty then! The inaugural trip. So this one is interesting and for various reasons that my research has turned up, I will not be going to Sykes Hot Springs. Instead there are two new plans.
Plan A: If Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is available (unlikely), I will camp there Friday night and take the Manuel Peak Trail to Tin House. This is the purple route on the map. I will camp at Tin House and head back the next day.
Plan B: On my map (not the image above) there is a trailhead and parking at the start of the orange route. This appears to the west fork of the Manuel Peak Trail. Now this route is much longer and I really don't think that I will make it to the Tin House campsite. I will probably stop at either Pico Blanco or Launtz Creek. I will camp at whatever site I stop at and return the next day.
It will take a little over 4 hours to get to either site from Roseville, so I will head out from work about 4 pm on Friday. I should be returning late-ish (8-9 pm) on Sunday.
The main concerns currently are obtaining a fire permit (easy) and weather (unpredictable).
Gear will be light. Mostly just a couple light layers, sleeping bag, tent, food and water. I'll probably also go for no-cook food to keep this trip light.
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